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Bills find way to win, take control of AFC East despite not being their best

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04.11.2024

Among the qualities of good football teams is being able to win games when they are not at their best.

That was the Buffalo Bills on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

The Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa was the better quarterback, the Dolphins run game overshadowed the Bills' on this day and Miami managed to control the time of possession with long and efficient drives that tested the patience of the Bills defence.

But when all was said and done, Buffalo had a 30-27 win, a 2-0 division series sweep over Miami and a commanding four-game lead atop the AFC East at 7-2.

Buffalo got its first dramatic win of the season, thanks to a 61-yard field goal by Tyler Bass, the longest of his career and the longest in Buffalo franchise history, to put the win to bed.

All of that was necessary because of a Bills offence that got off to yet another slow start, managing just a pair of field goals before halftime despite two trips to the redzone.

Buffalo has trailed at halftime in five........

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